New Chichagof Mining Syndicate Gold Prospect

The New Chichagof Mining Syndicate Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 249 feet.

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Site Name

Primary: New Chichagof Mining Syndicate Gold Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Chichagof

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: USBM SAMPLES OF 4 FT. WIDE BRECCIA AVERAGED 0.24 OZ/TON AU-USGS OF 84-572, P. 259, LOC. 31

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): 2 TUNNELS DRIVEN, LOWER TUNNEL (180 FT. EL.) 795 FT. LONG, UPPER TUNNEL (265 FT. EL.) 145 FT. LONG.

Comment (Location): USGS MF-1476-B, LOC. 11. PROSPECT MARKED ON SITKA (D-7) TOPO MAP. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): 17 CLAIMS HELD BY NEW CHICHAGOF MINING SYNDICATE AS OF 1939. 2 TUNNELS DRIVEN. NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION.

Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONE STRIKING N 36 DEGREES E, DIPPING 65 DEGREES NW CUTS THIN-BEDDED LIMESTONE, LIMY SHALE, GRAPHITIC SHALE, GREENSTONE SCHIST, SCHISTOSE LIMESTONE, MASSIVE LIMESTONE AND MARBLE, DIORITE, AND DIKE ROCK 8 FT. THICK. QUARTZ VEIN NO MORE THAN 3 IN. THICK IN FAULT CEMENTS IRREGULAR BRECCIATED ZONES CONTAINING FREE GOLD. BRECCIA ZONES UP TO 10 FT. WIDE LOCALLY.

Comment (Geology): FAULT ZONE CUTTING CRET(?) META-SEDIMENTARY AND META-VOLCANIC ROCKS OF KELP BAY GROUP, AND TRI(?) WHITESTRIPE MARBLE (LIMESTONE AND MARBLE).

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-1476-B, LOC. 11 (1982)

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 929, P. 137-139, PLATE 32 (1941)

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 84-572, P. 259, LOC. 31 (1984)

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 85 (1978)

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-1476-B-11

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